King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5510
Transliteration: chiōn
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-one')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: snow
Meaning: snow
χιών, χιόνος, ἡ, from Homer down, the Sept. for שֶׁלֶג, snow: Matthew 28:3; Mark 9:3 (where it is omitted by G T Tr WH); Revelation 1:14.
Word Summary
chiōn: snow
Original Word: χιώνTransliteration: chiōn
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-one')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: snow
Meaning: snow
Strong's Concordance
snow. Perhaps akin to the base of chasma (chalao) or cheimon (as descending or empty); snow -- snow.
see GREEK chasma
see GREEK chalao
see GREEK cheimon
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5510: χιώνχιών, χιόνος, ἡ, from Homer down, the Sept. for שֶׁלֶג, snow: Matthew 28:3; Mark 9:3 (where it is omitted by G T Tr WH); Revelation 1:14.